Edap Tms (EDAP) Competitors

Edap Tms (NASDAQ:EDAP) and Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, EDAP or TCMD?

Edap Tms has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tactile Systems Technology has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, EDAP or TCMD?

Tactile Systems Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Edap Tms. Edap Tms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tactile Systems Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edap Tms	$65.42M	1.46	-$22.92M	-$0.65	-3.97
Tactile Systems Technology	$292.98M	1.21	$28.51M	$0.70	21.50

Is EDAP or TCMD more profitable?

Tactile Systems Technology has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Edap Tms' net margin of -34.92%. Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity of 9.37% beat Edap Tms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edap Tms	-34.92%	-44.21%	-25.88%
Tactile Systems Technology	5.79%	9.37%	6.75%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EDAP or TCMD?

62.7% of Edap Tms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Edap Tms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EDAP or TCMD?

Tactile Systems Technology received 30 more outperform votes than Edap Tms when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.07% of users gave Tactile Systems Technology an outperform vote while only 61.63% of users gave Edap Tms an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Edap Tms	Outperform Votes 347 61.63%	Underperform Votes 216 38.37%
Tactile Systems Technology	Outperform Votes 377 70.07%	Underperform Votes 161 29.93%

Does the media refer more to EDAP or TCMD?

In the previous week, Tactile Systems Technology had 16 more articles in the media than Edap Tms. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Tactile Systems Technology and 2 mentions for Edap Tms. Edap Tms' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Tactile Systems Technology's score of 0.37 indicating that Edap Tms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Edap Tms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tactile Systems Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EDAP or TCMD?

Edap Tms currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 636.43%. Tactile Systems Technology has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.60%. Given Edap Tms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Edap Tms is more favorable than Tactile Systems Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edap Tms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tactile Systems Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Tactile Systems Technology beats Edap Tms on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.